Quake jolts Tibet, 1 dead

The quake was felt in the cities of Lhasa and Shigatse

An Injured person receives treatment outside the Medicare Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal
Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Apr 25 2015 | 4:41 PM IST
An 83-year-old woman was today killed in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region after a powerful earthquake of 7.9 magnitude jolted neighbouring Nepal.

The woman was killed after her house collapsed in Nyelam County in Shigatse City, state-run Xinhua news agency cited local authorities as saying.

The quake was felt in the cities of Lhasa and Shigatse. Houses were damaged in Nyelam County and telecommunication services were interrupted in counties on the China-Nepal border.

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First Published: Apr 25 2015 | 4:22 PM IST

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